{"product_id":"the-best-of-lil-abner-4","title":"THE BEST OF LI'L ABNER","description":"\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003eCartoonist \u003cstrong\u003eAl Capp\u003c\/strong\u003e presents 26 of his favorite sequences from his cartoon strip, all are excellent samplers of Li'l Abner comic strips. Perfect for those who want an enjoyable selection of the justifiably famous strip, but don't want to collect the whole series. Collection of various \"\u003cem\u003eLil Abner\" daily and Sunday newspaper strips from 1952 to 1970.\u003c\/em\u003e Li'l Abner Yokum; Daisy Mae Yokum; Honest Abe Yokum; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Tiny Yokum; Salomey; Shmoos.\u003c\/p\u003e\nSome story strips included are:\n\n\u003cem\u003eThe Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e: Daisy realizes that because Abner's comic strip hero Fearless Fosdick avoids marriage, so will Abner. She convinces comic strip creator Lester Gooch to have Fosdick get married and this finally convinces Abner to go through with marrying Daisy Mae. Subsequently, Gooch writes the marriage out of the strip and Abner thinks that means he's not married either, but is quickly taught otherwise.\n\n\u003cem\u003eKetch a Critic by th' Toe\u003c\/em\u003e: As Sadie Hawkins day nears, Tiny becomes a performer with pianist Loverboynik. The Scraggs see the attention the pianist receives and force surgeon Moosehead to change one of their faces into Loverboynik's. The disguised Scragg is caught by Boyless Bailey on Sadie Hawkins day and marries him, but when he's revealed as a Scragg, the marriage is annulled as Scraggs had been declared \"legally, inhooomin by an act o' congress.\"\n\n\u003cem\u003eThe Descent and Rise of Edward R. Mushroom\u003c\/em\u003e: After Dogpatch's crops are destroyed Abner ventures underground to harvest mushrooms but is buried alive. By the time he returns, he's eaten so many mushrooms that he's both fat and amnesiac.  Edward R. Mushroom marries the widow Daisy Mae but eventually recovers his memory (and figure).\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Print.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Very Good.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cover is soiled with light wear. Softly bumped corners. Crease on front cover.","brand":"Holt, Rinehart \u0026 Winston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643787739422,"sku":"RB7529","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB7529-best-lil-abner.jpg?v=1784519827","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/the-best-of-lil-abner-4","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}